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“Writing is a process of problem solving.” - Flower & Hayes (1981) Intro Writing is the foundation of thought. When students write, they plan, evaluate, revise, and make meaning. When they don’t, those cognitive processes fade. Yet for nearly two decades, the United States has operated without a shared measure of student writing, leaving a national blind spot in the very area most responsible for developing critical thinking. Writing and critical thinking are deeply intertw